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The Troublesome Angel
The Troublesome Angel by Valerie Hansen released on Nov 08, 2005 is available now for purchase.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2000
About the author
Valerie Hansen
187 books254 followersValerie Hansen is the pen name of Valerie Whisenand.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Although I have been a published author since the mid 1980s, I have been writing women's Christian fiction almost exclusively since 1999.
There is a longer, more detailed bio on my website so there's no need for me to repeat all that here. Right now, I write for all three Love Inspired lines, Romance, Suspense and Historical. I'm delighted to have been included that broadly and besides, it keeps me so busy that I stay out of trouble. Well, mostly.
You'll find me on the LI Historical blog as well as other LI features. If I try to do much more I won't have time to write my books!
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Although I have been a published author since the mid 1980s, I have been writing women's Christian fiction almost exclusively since 1999.
There is a longer, more detailed bio on my website so there's no need for me to repeat all that here. Right now, I write for all three Love Inspired lines, Romance, Suspense and Historical. I'm delighted to have been included that broadly and besides, it keeps me so busy that I stay out of trouble. Well, mostly.
You'll find me on the LI Historical blog as well as other LI features. If I try to do much more I won't have time to write my books!
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January 14, 2025
One of the BEST books I have ever read!
Taking place in Missouri Ozarks, plus clean Christian story without
being preachy is absolutely awesome! ...LOVED the whole story from start to finish. ..hope there is more like this from this author!
Taking place in Missouri Ozarks, plus clean Christian story without
being preachy is absolutely awesome! ...LOVED the whole story from start to finish. ..hope there is more like this from this author!
April 30, 2024
Trust in higher God
Two people who had trust in their God, they had trust issues, found each other and they learn how to forgive
Two people who had trust in their God, they had trust issues, found each other and they learn how to forgive
May 10, 2013
Stacy Lucas is a rescuer. She has two dogs, Lewis and Clark, who help track down missing children. She gets a call that a 6 year old child is missing and, while searching for the child, runs into her ex-boyfriend’s older brother, Graydon Payne. The same Graydon Payne who’d told her at 18 that she wasn’t good enough for his wealthy family.
The 6 year old child is Melissa (Missy), who is being fostered by Mark and Candace Payne, Graydon’s brother and sister-in-law. She’s not much of an angel; she runs away repeatedly and puts other people (notably Stacy and Graydon) in mortal danger while they look for her. This isn’t angelic behavior; this is a child who needs a psychiatrist. Melissa is apparently acting out, as her biological father died a couple of years ago and her mother died in childbirth. Yet, at no time does anyone suggest that the child needs therapy. Why not?
These books are clearly written by people who don’t know anyone who is wealthy. Graydon’s parents are snobs who believe that they are better than anyone else. Oddly enough, I’ve seen middle class people act that way, too. And Graydon astutely takes Stacy down a notch or two when he calls her on her behavior: she is a snob as well, thinking and acting as though the Paynes are beneath her. This isn’t Christian behavior and, to her credit, Stacy does try to change her attitude.
The banter between Graydon and Stacy is light and warm, and we feel for Missy at times; she’s young and very scared, and nobody seems to know what to do with her. Stacy at least reaches out to her, which is more than Mark or Candace or Graydon’s parents ever did. It’s a nice romance, if a bit unrealistic. Worth it for the dialogue and the descriptions of rescue work and the beloved dogs who do it.
The 6 year old child is Melissa (Missy), who is being fostered by Mark and Candace Payne, Graydon’s brother and sister-in-law. She’s not much of an angel; she runs away repeatedly and puts other people (notably Stacy and Graydon) in mortal danger while they look for her. This isn’t angelic behavior; this is a child who needs a psychiatrist. Melissa is apparently acting out, as her biological father died a couple of years ago and her mother died in childbirth. Yet, at no time does anyone suggest that the child needs therapy. Why not?
These books are clearly written by people who don’t know anyone who is wealthy. Graydon’s parents are snobs who believe that they are better than anyone else. Oddly enough, I’ve seen middle class people act that way, too. And Graydon astutely takes Stacy down a notch or two when he calls her on her behavior: she is a snob as well, thinking and acting as though the Paynes are beneath her. This isn’t Christian behavior and, to her credit, Stacy does try to change her attitude.
The banter between Graydon and Stacy is light and warm, and we feel for Missy at times; she’s young and very scared, and nobody seems to know what to do with her. Stacy at least reaches out to her, which is more than Mark or Candace or Graydon’s parents ever did. It’s a nice romance, if a bit unrealistic. Worth it for the dialogue and the descriptions of rescue work and the beloved dogs who do it.
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December 24, 2014Miniseries: Ever After
April 22, 2016
I loved the fact that this was based on Search and Rescue dogs. Such a good book. I couldn't put it down!
September 17, 2016
The plot of this novel went round and round. Some of the characters were too good to be true too.
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